In an interview with ET, the 17-year-old opened up about his strengthened relationship with his mom since he’s started his run on Dancing With The Stars.

“She’s so supportive. Our relationship, just by me being on the show, has changed,” Milo says. “She’s always been there for me, but now that I’m doing all this stuff, it’s just like…I’ve never felt so much love from anyone in my life.”

Milo continued, “She has my back no matter what. Whether I think she does, or she doesn’t, she always has my best interest in mind and I’m so lucky that she’s in this business and she knows what she’s talking about so I can ask her for help if I ever needed anything.”

“I’m so happy that she’s in the audience every day [sic]. It makes me way less nervous to know that she’s there.”